It was going to happen sooner or later.
Thanks for the music.
RIP Luther
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- KVRAF
- 6519 posts since 13 Mar, 2002 from UK
Shit. That's sad.
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- KVRian
- 945 posts since 30 Mar, 2004
Hands down the greats male vocalist ever...
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- KVRAF
- 4749 posts since 15 Jul, 2001 from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, U.K
my wife will be so
very sad news.
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- KVRAF
- 2321 posts since 23 Mar, 2004 from Two lower than LS6
really??
ah,
From AP
Luther Vandross
NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy award winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as ``Here and Now'' and ``Any Love'' sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop for millions of couples worldwide, died Friday at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J., said hospital spokesman Rob Cavanaugh.
He did not release the cause of death but said in a statement that Vandross ``never really recovered from'' a stroke two years ago. He was 54.
After suffering the stroke in his Manhattan home in April 2003, the R&B crooner stopped making public appearances but managed to continue his recording career. In 2004, he captured four Grammys as a sentimental favorite, including best song for the bittersweet ``Dance With My Father.''
Vandross battled weight problems for years while suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
Vandross was a four-time Grammy winner in the best male R&B performance category, taking home the trophy in 1990 for the single ``Here and Now,'' in 1991 for his album ``Power of Love,'' in 1996 for the track ``Your Secret Love'' and a last time for ``Dance With My Father.''
In 2005, he was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for a duet with Beyonce on ``The Closer I Get To You.''
A career in music seemed predestined for the New York native; both his parents were singers, and his sister, Patricia, was part of a 1950s group called the Crests.
Over the years, Vandross would emerge as the leading romantic singer of his generation, racking up one platinum album after another and charting several R&B hits, such as ``Superstar,'' ``Give Me The Reason'' and ``Love Won't Let Me Wait.''
Also:
Renaldo Benson
DETROIT (AP) - Renaldo ``Obie'' Benson, a member of the legendary Motown singing group the Four Tops, died Friday at a Detroit hospital. He was 69.
His death was confirmed by Craig Hankenson, president of Producers Inc., one of the agencies that books dates for the Four Tops.
``It was not unexpected. He has been ill,'' Hankenson said.
The Four Tops sold more than 50 million records and recorded hit songs such as ``Baby I Need Your Loving,'' ``Reach Out (I'll be There),'' ``I Can't Help Myself'' and ``Standing in the Shadows of Love.''
Benson's death leaves two surviving members of the original group: Levi Stubbs and Abdul ``Duke'' Fakir. The fourth original Top, Lawrence Payton, died of liver cancer in 1997.
They are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Four Tops began singing together in the 1950s under the name the Four Aims and signed a deal with Chess Records. They later changed their names to the Four Tops. The group signed with Motown Records in 1963 and produced a string of hits over the next decade.
ah,
From AP
Luther Vandross
NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy award winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as ``Here and Now'' and ``Any Love'' sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop for millions of couples worldwide, died Friday at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J., said hospital spokesman Rob Cavanaugh.
He did not release the cause of death but said in a statement that Vandross ``never really recovered from'' a stroke two years ago. He was 54.
After suffering the stroke in his Manhattan home in April 2003, the R&B crooner stopped making public appearances but managed to continue his recording career. In 2004, he captured four Grammys as a sentimental favorite, including best song for the bittersweet ``Dance With My Father.''
Vandross battled weight problems for years while suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
Vandross was a four-time Grammy winner in the best male R&B performance category, taking home the trophy in 1990 for the single ``Here and Now,'' in 1991 for his album ``Power of Love,'' in 1996 for the track ``Your Secret Love'' and a last time for ``Dance With My Father.''
In 2005, he was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for a duet with Beyonce on ``The Closer I Get To You.''
A career in music seemed predestined for the New York native; both his parents were singers, and his sister, Patricia, was part of a 1950s group called the Crests.
Over the years, Vandross would emerge as the leading romantic singer of his generation, racking up one platinum album after another and charting several R&B hits, such as ``Superstar,'' ``Give Me The Reason'' and ``Love Won't Let Me Wait.''
Also:
Renaldo Benson
DETROIT (AP) - Renaldo ``Obie'' Benson, a member of the legendary Motown singing group the Four Tops, died Friday at a Detroit hospital. He was 69.
His death was confirmed by Craig Hankenson, president of Producers Inc., one of the agencies that books dates for the Four Tops.
``It was not unexpected. He has been ill,'' Hankenson said.
The Four Tops sold more than 50 million records and recorded hit songs such as ``Baby I Need Your Loving,'' ``Reach Out (I'll be There),'' ``I Can't Help Myself'' and ``Standing in the Shadows of Love.''
Benson's death leaves two surviving members of the original group: Levi Stubbs and Abdul ``Duke'' Fakir. The fourth original Top, Lawrence Payton, died of liver cancer in 1997.
They are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Four Tops began singing together in the 1950s under the name the Four Aims and signed a deal with Chess Records. They later changed their names to the Four Tops. The group signed with Motown Records in 1963 and produced a string of hits over the next decade.
Phil
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